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FHI 360 in Myanmar (Burma) works to mitigate the impact of tuberculosis (TB) and multidrug-resistant TB through the Control and Prevention of Tuberculosis (CAP-TB) project. FHI 360 is collaborating with the National Tuberculosis Program, the World...

The Advancing Transition to Peaceful Democracy Through Participation of Civil Society and Media (CSM II) project works to promote the participation of civil society and independent media in strengthening democratic governance, intercommunal harmony...

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is a threat to the populations of resource-limited countries. Although inadequate treatment of TB is identified as a major underlying cause of drug resistance, essential information to inform changes in health service and policy is missing. This study examines the practices of patients and health care organizations and identifies high-risk TB patient groups that can be prioritized for treatment support.

FHI 360, the U.S. Agency for International Development and Phandeeyar, an innovation lab in Yangon, hosted the Innovation Marketplace in March. A civic tech competition, the Innovation Marketplace facilitated opportunities to collaborate between civil society organizations and technology companies.

This fact sheet provides an overview of FHI 360’s performance improvement approach, which addresses both human and organizational performance factors in an integrated way.

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Are current case-finding methods under-diagnosing tuberculosis among women in Myanmar? An analysis of operational data from Yangon and the nationwide prevalence survey

In Myanmar, 34 percent of nationally reported cases of tuberculosis (TB) are from women. The findings from this study suggest that socio-demographic and health service factors may influence TB case finding between men and women, resulting in barriers that drive lower TB case finding among women. Improving the sensitivity of tuberculosis diagnostic tools and methods at the township level could reduce these differences.

The Government of Myanmar has made education a national priority. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and its Multi-Donor Education Fund partners are assisting this effort by building the capacity of the government to design and...

Community health workers on the front lines of Myanmar’s battle against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) now work more effectively and efficiently by using smartphones loaded with DOTsync, a powerful data collection and patient-...